Post by The Sandmen on Aug 31, 2019 22:38:43 GMT -5
Josh Barnett looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Ryan Bader doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Barnett is holding Ryan Bader's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ryan Bader loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Darth Bader breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to show some ground skills
Barnett uses his strength to keep Barnett at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Darth Bader won't allow him to take this position easily.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Ryan Bader takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Ryan Bader is taking the best of the fight.
Ryan Bader moves forward and launches a low kick.
Barnett blocks that.
Ryan Bader gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Josh Barnett pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Josh Barnett pushes away Darth Bader trying to keep the fight at striking range
Darth Bader doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Josh Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Barnett circles out and slips free of Ryan Bader's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Barnett fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ryan Bader didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Ryan Bader closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Ryan Bader work his BJJ game.
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Darth Bader struggles and frees his leg!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Barnett tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Barnett tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett rolls him over and takes his back!
Barnett is in rear mount over Darth Bader
Josh Barnett throws his leg over Ryan Bader's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Josh Barnett's rear naked choke attempt!
Ryan Bader frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Josh Barnett and ends up on top!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the Shoulder Lock
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Darth Bader pulls his arm out of danger.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett isolates Ryan Bader's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Barnett is locking that Arm Triangle...
Darth Bader's Chin is beginning to swell
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Ryan Bader is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
Barnett doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Barnett's moves.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett isolates Ryan Bader's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Barnett is locking that Arm Triangle...
Ryan Bader is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Barnett.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Darth Bader is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Bader
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Darth Bader!
Nice move by Barnett who clinches and pushes Darth Bader against the cage
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett tries to breaks Ryan Bader's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Barnett doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Ryan Bader pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett stumbles backwards and Ryan Bader circles to get the center of the cage
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Darth Bader goes down.
Darth Bader ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
Barnett doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Barnett moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Darth Bader
Josh Barnett tries to free his leg...
Josh Barnett uses some of his skill by jumping out of Darth Bader's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Barnett is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Barnett is locking that armbar...
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Ryan Bader breaks the lock and pushes away Josh Barnett, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Barnett is holding Ryan Bader's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ryan Bader loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ryan Bader shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Barnett shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Americana) at 2:46 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
I did not feel Josh was ready for this, and when his upgrades failed, I figured he was toast. Perhaps I underestimate the bloke and he actually is ready to be my new #1. Ready or not, now that Cro Cop is gone, lace up your boots, Josh, you're The Sandmen's go-to HW now!
Ryan Bader doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Barnett is holding Ryan Bader's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ryan Bader loses balance and goes to the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett goes for an americana!
Darth Bader breaks free.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to show some ground skills
Barnett uses his strength to keep Barnett at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Darth Bader won't allow him to take this position easily.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader measures the resilience of Barnett's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Barnett blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Ryan Bader takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
As the fight continues it seems that Ryan Bader is taking the best of the fight.
Ryan Bader moves forward and launches a low kick.
Barnett blocks that.
Ryan Bader gets sloppy and Josh Barnett tries to take advantage...
Barnett jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Josh Barnett pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Josh Barnett pushes away Darth Bader trying to keep the fight at striking range
Darth Bader doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Josh Barnett
The fighters are clinching.
Josh Barnett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Barnett circles out and slips free of Ryan Bader's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Barnett fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ryan Bader didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Barnett tries to jump to side mount.
Ryan Bader closed his guard around Josh Barnett.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Ryan Bader work his BJJ game.
Ryan Bader attempts to trap Josh Barnett in his guard.
Josh Barnett keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Darth Bader struggles and frees his leg!
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Darth Bader
Ryan Bader tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Barnett tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Barnett tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader tries to roll to his side and trap Josh Barnett in his guard...
Josh Barnett rolls him over and takes his back!
Barnett is in rear mount over Darth Bader
Josh Barnett throws his leg over Ryan Bader's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Josh Barnett's rear naked choke attempt!
Ryan Bader frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Josh Barnett and ends up on top!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Josh Barnett overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Darth Bader tries to break the lock slamming Josh Barnett against the mat!
Josh Barnett doesn't allow Ryan Bader to escape. He is tightening the Shoulder Lock
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Darth Bader pulls his arm out of danger.
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Ryan Bader uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett isolates Ryan Bader's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Barnett is locking that Arm Triangle...
Darth Bader's Chin is beginning to swell
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Ryan Bader is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
Barnett doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Barnett's moves.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett isolates Ryan Bader's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Barnett is locking that Arm Triangle...
Ryan Bader is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Barnett.
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Round 2
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Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Darth Bader is holding Josh Barnett's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Josh Barnett shows great balance while pushing away Ryan Bader
Poorly executed technique. Josh Barnett looks to counter!
Josh Barnett fakes a punch and launches himself over Darth Bader!
Nice move by Barnett who clinches and pushes Darth Bader against the cage
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Barnett tries to breaks Ryan Bader's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Barnett doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Ryan Bader pushes away Barnett trying to keep the fight at striking range
Barnett stumbles backwards and Ryan Bader circles to get the center of the cage
Josh Barnett is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Darth Bader goes down.
Darth Bader ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Darth Bader tries to stand up!
Barnett doesn't allow him!
Josh Barnett is in open guard over Darth Bader
Barnett moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Josh Barnett is in half guard over Darth Bader
Josh Barnett tries to free his leg...
Josh Barnett uses some of his skill by jumping out of Darth Bader's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett tries to better his position on the ground...
Barnett is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Barnett is locking that armbar...
Darth Bader struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Darth Bader is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett suddenly holds Ryan Bader's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Darth Bader can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Josh Barnett!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Ryan Bader is in closed guard over Barnett
Darth Bader is in closed guard... Barnett tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ryan Bader!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Barnett goes for an armbar!
That Armbar from Josh Barnett appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Darth Bader's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Ryan Bader breaks the lock and pushes away Josh Barnett, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Josh Barnett. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Manchester Evening News Arena (Manchester, England) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Barnett is holding Ryan Bader's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ryan Bader loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in side mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett looks to mount Ryan Bader...
Josh Barnett slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Josh Barnett is in full mount over Ryan Bader
Josh Barnett takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ryan Bader shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Barnett shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Josh Barnett by Submission (Americana) at 2:46 Round 2
Statistics: Josh Barnett
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 345 s
Statistics: Ryan Bader
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 345 s
I did not feel Josh was ready for this, and when his upgrades failed, I figured he was toast. Perhaps I underestimate the bloke and he actually is ready to be my new #1. Ready or not, now that Cro Cop is gone, lace up your boots, Josh, you're The Sandmen's go-to HW now!